956
FZUS72 KMLB 311744
MWSMLB
MARINE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE FL
144 PM EDT FRI JUL 31 2026
AMZ552-311915-
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144 PM EDT FRI JUL 31 2026
..A SPECIAL MARINE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 315 PM EDT
FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS...
VOLUSIA-BREVARD COUNTY LINE TO SEBASTIAN INLET 0-20 NM...
AT 143 PM EDT, A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED 7 NM NORTH OF PORT
CANAVERAL, MOVING EAST AT 15 KNOTS.
HAZARD...WIND GUSTS TO 40 KNOTS.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.
IMPACT...EXPECT WIND GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 34 KNOTS, SUDDENLY HIGHER
WAVES, LIGHTNING AND HEAVY DOWNPOURS. MAKE SURE ALL ON
BOARD ARE WEARING LIFE JACKETS. RETURN TO SAFE HARBOR IF
POSSIBLE.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
PORT CANAVERAL, JETTY PARK, CAPE CANAVERAL, BELLWOOD, AND MERRITT
ISLAND WILDLIFE REFUGE.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
MOVE TO SAFE HARBOR UNTIL HAZARDOUS WEATHER PASSES.
FREQUENT CLOUD TO WATER LIGHTNING IS OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM. IF
CAUGHT ON THE OPEN WATER STAY BELOW DECK AND, IF POSSIBLE, AVOID
UNGROUNDED METAL OBJECTS. REMEMBER, LIGHTNING CAN STRIKE BEYOND 10
MILES AWAY FROM A THUNDERSTORM.
LAT...LON 2884 8085 2884 8082 2882 8081 2882 8078
2884 8078 2883 8075 2885 8037 2867 8025
2860 8023 2839 8020 2836 8021 2830 8073
2860 8084 2881 8089
TIME...MOT...LOC 1743Z 268DEG 16KT 2852 8064
HAIL...0.00IN
WIND...40KTS
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